Franne Kamhi

I’ve long been fascinated by neuroscience and throughout my explorations of the field, I’ve narrowed my focus to neuroethology. I am broadly interested in the neural mechanisms underlying adaptive behaviors.

My work focuses on ant sociobiology, neuromodulation, and comparative neuroanatomy. Currently, I am studying the visual circuitry involved in navigation in Australian bull ants (Myrmecia).

Kamhi, J.F., Nunn, K., Robson, S.K.A., and J.F.A. Traniello (2015). Polymorphism and division of labor in a socially complex ant: neuromodulation of aggression in the Australian Weaver Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina. Proceedings of the Royal Society: B., 282(1811).

Kamhi, J.F. and J.F.A. Traniello (2013). Biogenic amines and collective organization in a superorganism: neuromodulation of social behavior in ants. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 82(4): 220-236.